09 Oct 2019, 1:53 am
09 Oct 2019, 1:58 am
09 Oct 2019, 2:05 am
Hi Aisling! Great to meet you! 
09 Oct 2019, 5:52 am
Hi Aisling, nice to meet you!
I like all things literary, too. 
What do you like to read?
09 Oct 2019, 6:13 am
09 Oct 2019, 6:48 am
I like all things literary, too.
What do you like to read?hi Stardust
love all kind of genres, crime/thrillers, literary fic, psychological stuff. Pretty much read anything. What about you?
A x
10 Oct 2019, 1:22 pm
Hi Aislang ! Welcome to WP! One day I shall make it to your fair shores 
. I had an Irish grandmother who was a singer/actress. She was from Belfast, but fled on a ship bound for Australia when she was about 18(her parents both died very young, first her Dad, then her mother, of a broken heart). She was left with a cruel aunt, and could take no more. Ok, this is beginning to sound like one of those fairytales lol... It had a happy-ish ending though, as she too became a singer/actress ... only in Aus ... Hope life is treating you kindly...
11 Oct 2019, 6:55 am
I like all things literary, too.
What do you like to read?hi Stardust
love all kind of genres, crime/thrillers, literary fic, psychological stuff. Pretty much read anything. What about you?
A x
Hey,
I mainly like to read historical fiction, fantasy or sci-fi. I find literary fiction interesting . I'll read anything really, apart from crime/horror. I love talking about books and getting recommendations for what to read next. I hope you like it here and find the forum useful
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11 Oct 2019, 3:37 pm
Welcome to Wrong Planet!
12 Oct 2019, 8:32 am
I like all things literary, too.
What do you like to read?hi Stardust
love all kind of genres, crime/thrillers, literary fic, psychological stuff. Pretty much read anything. What about you?
A x
Hey,
I mainly like to read historical fiction, fantasy or sci-fi. I find literary fiction interesting . I'll read anything really, apart from crime/horror. I love talking about books and getting recommendations for what to read next. I hope you like it here and find the forum useful
Hiya, hit me up with a DM if you want to chat books - or is there a thread where it happens?
A x
12 Oct 2019, 8:33 am
! Welcome to WP! One day I shall make it to your fair shores . I had an Irish grandmother who was a singer/actress. She was from Belfast, but fled on a ship bound for Australia when she was about 18(her parents both died very young, first her Dad, then her mother, of a broken heart). She was left with a cruel aunt, and could take no more. Ok, this is beginning to sound like one of those fairytales lol... It had a happy-ish ending though, as she too became a singer/actress ... only in Aus ... Hope life is treating you kindly...Hi Juliette
wow what a story! What was your Aunt's name (as a singer and actress?!) I'm originally from Belfast too
small world!
A x
12 Oct 2019, 9:18 am
Hi - yes, what a small world ! The last name was Hart. I don't remember her Aunt's name, as she didn't like to talk about her, but I do remember her amazing stories... In Belfast, live stage performances back in those days, was prety much their life. It was the same in Australia for my grandmother. She was so beautiful, both inside and out, and so loved,by everyone! My grandmother's name was Charlotte. I nursed her through cancer, in her later life. I moved into her place at her request to assist her, for awhile back in Aus, once she was out of hospital after a cancer op, and needed support. She survived to the age of 86, and never lost her faculties. She supported me on stage at the Brisbane City Hall, where I would sing, and was totally inspirational. She had a brother who was one of the original Black & White Minstrels on tv, although, that's no longer seen as something to be at all proud of. Her Uncle helped build the Titanic! As family would apparently joke that everything he touched, would break, the fact he helped build the Titanic, added to his tales ... not that anything he did could have had any bearing on it's genuine fate .... . I also had family living in Bangor, but they have now passed and I no longer am aware of any remaining family there. Lovely to hear from you. Hope all's good.
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12 Oct 2019, 4:56 pm
Hello Aisling
13 Oct 2019, 3:44 am
! The last name was Hart. I don't remember her Aunt's name, as she didn't like to talk about her, but I do remember her amazing stories... In Belfast, live stage performances back in those days, was prety much their life. It was the same in Australia for my grandmother. She was so beautiful, both inside and out, and so loved,by everyone! My grandmother's name was Charlotte. I nursed her through cancer, in her later life. I moved into her place at her request to assist her, for awhile back in Aus, once she was out of hospital after a cancer op, and needed support. She survived to the age of 86, and never lost her faculties. She supported me on stage at the Brisbane City Hall, where I would sing, and was totally inspirational. She had a brother who was one of the original Black & White Minstrels on tv, although, that's no longer seen as something to be at all proud of. Her Uncle helped build the Titanic! As family would apparently joke that everything he touched, would break, the fact he helped build the Titanic, added to his tales ... not that anything he did could have had any bearing on it's genuine fate .... . I also had family living in Bangor, but they have now passed and I no longer am aware of any remaining family there. Lovely to hear from you. Hope all's good.What a brilliant story, specially love the bit about the uncle and the Titanic!!
